Throwback to April 2014!
I know Geraniums might not be the most exciting topic. Â But now that spring is officially here, I have to start thinking about my outdoor pots. Â Let me preface this with, I have an uncanny knack for killing houseplants and most things I plant outside. Â My daughter, on the other hand, has a natural green thumb and I enlisted her to help me plant some geraniums.
“Henry Cox”
At my last garden club meeting, we had a fabulous lecture given by Kent Russell. Â Kent is a perennial specialist based in Bucks County, PA and a VERY entertaining speaker. Â He brought an huge assortment of plants with him, including some unique and lovely geraniums.
“Vancouver Centennial”
They were beautiful with colorful leaves and different from most geraniums I am familiar with. Â They looked good on their own and also when Kent paired the different varieties together.
“Persian Queen”
“Frank Headley”
Kent told us geraniums like hot sun and very little water. Â They do not like to be wet. Â Just my kind of plant! Â The less I have to do, the better. Â I bought four of the geranium varieties he had with him.
 
My daughter thought the “Persian Queen” and the “Henry Cox” would look good together in a pot. Â I defer to her!
 
The “Vancouver Centennial” was big, so Grace planted it on its own.
“Frank Headley” looked elegant in this planter Grace found in our garage.
   
  
My daughter did a fabulous job planting the geraniums and lecturing me on their care.  Now I have to watch the weather report so I can bring them inside before it rains.  I can’t water them more than every three weeks and have to make sure they are soaking up hot sun.  Or…. I can slip Grace some extra allowance to take care of them!
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